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A stove that circulates heated air to uniformly cook food is an example of what type of heat transfer?

A) Conduction.
B) Convection.
C) Kinetic.
D) Latent.

E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Which of the following is most closely associated with urban environments?

A) Urban environments have higher relative humidity than that in surrounding rural areas.
B) Urban environments have greatly decreased condensation nuclei relative to surrounding rural areas.
C) Urban environments have increased precipitation relative to surrounding rural areas.
D) Urban environments have higher annual mean wind speeds relative to surrounding rural areas.

E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

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What is exemplified by the passage of shortwave and longwave energy through the atmosphere and water?

What is the average overall albedo of Earth?

If the surface of Earth were to suddenly turn white,what would happen to the temperature of the planet and why?

The climate of a large urban area does not typically differ from the climate of nearby rural areas.

What process allows us to see the Sun above the horizon before it has actually risen?

For Earth's energy budget,what are the names for energy income and energy expenditures?

Global dimming is the general term used to describe decreased insolation during periods of decreased solar activity.

Describe the different methods of heat transfer.

The Moon has an average albedo similar to asphalt and black top.

What is the reflective quality of a surface known as?

Continued urbanization will likely worsen the heat-island effects in the coming years.

The daily temperature curve exhibits a lag of about three hours relative to the insolation curve.

Absorption is the assimilation of radiation and its conversion from one form to another.

The rougher a surface,the higher its albedo.

What process causes the sky (lower tropopause) to appear blue in colour?

The greenhouse effect refers to the differential transmissivity properties of atmospheric constituents.

High altitude cirrus clouds can act as insulators,absorbing terrestrial longwave radiation.

Which of the following combinations of NET R terms would be associated with a hot,dry climate? (LE = latent heat of evaporation; H= sensible heat; G=ground heating and cooling)